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Located on the beach of Pettibone Park, and designed by Otto Merman during the 1920s era of fascination with the Mediterrean styles in America, the City Bath House is one of the few historic structures associated with community recreation maintaining its architectural character remaining in the city.
The City Bath house is important because of its association with Pettibone Park. The bath house made the park useful for swimming, a national pastime in the 1920s. Bath houses along the upper Mississippi River were once common, but few remain today. The park was one of the most popular in the city. It was given to the city in 1890 by lumber baron A.W. Pettibone. It represents recreation and water based tourism and local interest.
General contractor: Theo Molzahn.
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